I’m pulling for Monday. Friday’s already mostly a write-off.
Wednesday. Why work for 4 days straight when you could take a break in the middle
IMO I’d take the 3 day break every time. Being able to take the kids to their grandparents for a 3 day weekend, or stay another day on a weekend trip sounds too convenient to pass up.
Neither. I’d remove Wednesdays.
Middle of the week off day lets you get all your errands done with little annoyance from or waiting behind the public, so you get everything knocked out and have your weekends 100% for you.
More importantly, on a 4 day workweek with Wed/Weekend off, you NEVER work more than two consecutive days. Ever. It’s fantastic.
If everyone had Wednesday off you would need to contend with the public though.
Fuck that. Yeah it means you can stay out later Tuesday, but you can’t do jack shit Wednesday knowing that Thursday is coming up. I’d rather have another Saturday than another Sunday if that makes sense.
Judging from the other comments it’s not for everyone, but personally I love my Wednesdays off. For me it’s mostly about dealing with accumulated fatigue due to a health condition though, and I definitely agree about the errands. When I have lots of medical appointments they’re so easy to schedule lol
Fuck that I’ve done schedules like that before . . I’d much rather just take 3 days in a row. Able to rest so much more. Obviously personal preference though!
Friday only because Garfield would probably have to change to “I hate Tuesdays”.
I used to work a compressed week and started taking Monday but eventually it moved to Friday. When I took Monday off I felt like I had to pay for it with the next four days, when I took Friday it was like I was being rewarded with an early weekend.
I love using Wednesdays to clear leave (I know, not the best day in terms of utility for holidays and stuff) as you essentially create a new Friday. Work is so much more bearable.
What’s clearing leave? Is that an American concept?
Sounds like a military thing? Not a normal US civilian worker phrase.
Yes, paid time off requests or advanced request to use leave (doctor appointment, or other) is typical for any planned absenced in the US.
holy shit you barbarians.
It should be mandatory to stagger it by lottery. That way there’s only ~20% of people off on the same day and you can enjoy your day more. I hate going out on weekends because of all of the extra people who are out. Being off on weekdays is great for the most part.
SILENCE, PEASANT!
You will now work Saturday as well!
I used to like to work Saturday at my old job. It was overtime pay. Then my provincial government helped corporations and made it so that overtime didn’t start until 48 hours a week, killing the incentive to work Saturdays.
Open for business? More like open for exploit, nepotism and cronyism, amirite?
Is that you, Rowan, manager of TechTown?
Wednesday. I’ve been doing that for years. It’s nice because it feels relaxing and still part of the work week, so still productive.
I can usually swap it for a Monday or Friday with a week or so’s notice, if I want to take a long weekend some time.
Also I get more public holidays than if I took Monday off.
Yeah, that’s what I want. 3 days off in a row is nice, but not having to work 3 days in a row sounds amazing
I have worked this schedule at a job I disliked. Never more than about 32 hours from time off felt amazing.
Part of me thinks Wednesday. I wouldn’t be surprised to see flex schedules more common in a 4 day work week world
Crazy thought, but what if it differed by industry? Something like blue collar jobs get Monday off, white collar gets Friday off. That way office workers can for example more easily stay home to get their cable serviced and plumbers can more easily meet with a mortgage agent. Obviously because of overlap it’s not perfect (office workers can’t meet with mortgage agent, plumbers can’t get their cable serviced), but there’s a huge issue currently with people working 9-5 M-F being unable to access services that are also only available 9-5 M-F, so this would at least distribute things a little more. (This kind of thing already exists for some industries like restaurants, where W-Su workweeks are common)
I’m on board with the complementarity objective, but dividing society by collar color is a means for distributing things less. Time barriers reinforce worker segmentation by industry. Different rituals and religious traditions evolve on either side, and Romeo and Juliet are lost in their respective crowds. Convinced their problem is too much work, Four Day Workweek Jesus arrives to champion a revolution towards a three day week, and Four Day Workweek Satan points out that arranging and organizing other people’s lives (for free!) has always been in support of the same capitalists that the bleeding heart Christians seem so upset about.
I’m imagining a white color and blue color worker couple each having an entire day to themselves in a week. Sounds like heaven, and the ideal relationship. I’m 100% onboard.
i will probably die of old age by the time we get a 4 day work week (im early 20s)
This entirely depends on the company and/or the type of work you do. My manager is considering implementing it after I proposed it for our team. That was only a few days ago so we’ll see where it goes.
I save up my vacation every year and take as many Wednesdays off as possible. I prefer the break in the middle of the week. It has done wonders for my mental health and my ability to get shit done while everyone else is busy.
Hear hear! Monday/Friday off is overrated. Get rid of hump day!
I’m fighting for a 3-Day work week 20hrs and no more. It can be done.
Oh? Tell me more
I have a 4-day work week (32h - fridays off). The 3-day weekend is a game changer.
I had both for a while. And somehow Monday’s still felt a bit like Monday. So I would go with Friday.
Can we do half-days? I would like to take Wednesday afternoon off as well as Friday afternoon. Longer weekend with a little break in the week.
I second this, but only for work from home folks.
4-days-of-work week doesn’t have to be full on-site. I would also like to work from home those mornings and Monday. This way, I’m at the office only twice a week and I never do two days of commute consecutively.
Their point was that working onsite half a day is shit. No one likes commuting to work.
Well it depends on your commute. If you are not stuck by traffic, you could choose to make your way to home a stroll as you know you have nothing to rush for.
How is that better than working from home that half day?
